BEAUTY AND HEALTH.
(By MA DAM K DK l.l'Z.j AIOIS I AM> DRY SKINS. One of the greatest living authorities cn longevity ami hygiene advocates the ! 1 i se of distilled water as a beverage i ' .11 preference to any other, several ‘ tumblers to be consumed daily. He j ; maintains that by this, means, and by j following simple dietary rules, wo could i I all remain healthy and comparatively { i youthful in appearance up to an ad- 1 | \ aimed age. . In like fashion all who value their ; skin and completion should wash in | vi.stilled water. It is lar better and | much less costly to purchase the notes- j • -ary apparatus from any good stores , j anti to distil the water at homo: it ; cm. ol course, be supplied in bottles j . | by any chemist, but this is unsatisfac- ; lory in *iie- long run. and more ex- , pensive. ' Tn spite of what many face sp< ;ialJ ;>ts say, every healtliy shin is improved : 1 y the use ol water and a good super- j , i tatted soap, or, if the cuticle is very j j i « .eke ate. bran enclosed in a hag of j , : muslin. perfumed to taste, may be subI stituted. ] There arc. however, eases of very j dry skins, generally the result of indif- i ; brent health, which, while this condi- ; s ion lasts, are better withoift or: ;i disI idled water. The correct treatment ; !■- 1( > saturate tho face in almond oil i ; eight and morning. Alassage gently, j tlion remove the superfluous moisture i j with medicated .cotton wool, and dust i die face very sparingly with one of the : T
‘‘greasy varieties of powder, suppii :il I *' theatrical - make-up" boxes. Attention. to tin- general health, coni-’-1not! with this treatment-, will soon • over-dr; ness of i h skin. Wh u l)u- skin is too moist, stringent- meao.res have'to r.e taken. Plunging tho aee alternately into very hot and quite ;old Will--; enu\n : i with the cold is rooimnmid. <! ior n ing tone to the skin ; oid a lotion, ing of one hall.c a spoon ful ei simple tincture of ben."in to 1 1:; 1 1 pint of rosewater is exel lent for bathing the face aiter trash - ‘*.g or al, r any \ lolent exercise, when •he lace !.- grea-y :d moist.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16895, 21 November 1922, Page 10
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